"Populärmusik från Vittula" is about Matti and another character in the book is Mattis best friend, Niila. The book describe Mattis life and how he grows up in Pajala, a small village in northern Sweden. That's what the book is about...
I read the book first, then I saw the movie and I almost cried... I was so disappointed! The story is totally changed! In the movie it seems like Niila is the main character, well, he isn't! I think the people who made this movie only read small parts of the book and then picked out the best parts. It surprised me that the movie even had the same title as the book!!
The actors were not so good. It sounded like 90% of them were talking right from the manuscript! I liked Greger though (Björn Kellman), he was very much like the Greger I pictured from the book. I also liked Isak, Niilas mean father and I liked the grown up Niila (just to mention some of the good actors)! But they used many actors who didn't have the right dialect. Many of the actors spoke "Standard Swedish", like they do in Stockholm for example...
If you haven't read the book, see the movie (then read the book), but if you have read the book (and liked it), don't bother to see the movie! That is my advice for all of you...
I read the book first, then I saw the movie and I almost cried... I was so disappointed! The story is totally changed! In the movie it seems like Niila is the main character, well, he isn't! I think the people who made this movie only read small parts of the book and then picked out the best parts. It surprised me that the movie even had the same title as the book!!
The actors were not so good. It sounded like 90% of them were talking right from the manuscript! I liked Greger though (Björn Kellman), he was very much like the Greger I pictured from the book. I also liked Isak, Niilas mean father and I liked the grown up Niila (just to mention some of the good actors)! But they used many actors who didn't have the right dialect. Many of the actors spoke "Standard Swedish", like they do in Stockholm for example...
If you haven't read the book, see the movie (then read the book), but if you have read the book (and liked it), don't bother to see the movie! That is my advice for all of you...